Operations & Leadership Summit Agenda subject to change Monday, August 7, 2017 9:00 am - 4:00 Train The Evaluator Room #111 Training Committee Meeting Room #110 1:00 Committee Planning Meeting Rooms #112/113 4:00 Tuesday, August 8, 2017 12:00 5:00 1:00 4:00 4:00 5:00 5:00 7:30 Continuation of Committee Planning Meeting Rooms #112/113 OQ Success Conference - Room #104 & 105 (Lunch Room 103) Pre-Summit Courses Off Site Fire School MERC Address: 3460 Technology Dr. NW, Rochester, MN - We will have a bus for transportation. Mayo Facilities Tour Emerging Professionals - Room #112 New Attendees/New Leaders Welcome Reception Peace Plaza Wednesday, August 9, 2017 7:00 am 8:00 am 9:30 am 9:30 10:00 am Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibit Visits Welcome, Awards and Keynote Presentation Presentation Hall AM Break - Foyer
10:00-11:00 am Leadership & Workforce Develoent Room 110/113 3 Things Required for Effective Leadership Regulatory Compliance Room 104 Basics of Part 192 Safety & Training Room 111 Changing a Culture, a Safety Leadership Challenge Training I Room 107 Training II Room 109 Essentials of Electrofusion Joining MDPE & HDPE Technology I Room 105 What s New Technology II Room 106 Measurement & Control Room 108 Fundamentals of Measurement 11:00-12:00 12:00 1:30 Phil Harris, City Utilities of Accounting for Dummies TBD, Nicor Southern Company Lunch Exhibit Hall Bryan Kichler, PHMSA Advanced Part 192 Bryan Kichler, PHMSA Tom Ray, DOT - Regulated Drug & Alcohol Testing - What Employers Need to Know Patrice Kelly, Juan Moya, Wayne Lemoi Woods, Woods, Mike Hawkins, GF Central Plastics Essentials of Electrofusion Joining MDPE & HDPE Mike Hawkins, GF Central Plastics Understanding of Temperature Compensation (Mech & Tech) and Different Ways to Prove Them Glen Heard, Romet Limited Joe Pirkl, Joe Pirkl, Meter Sizing 1:30 2:30 Process Leadership Steve Troutman Inspection of Materials Andy Shea, AY McDonald DOT - Regulated Drug & Alcohol Testing - What Employers Need to Know Patrice Kelly, OST, Juan Moya, FMCSA, PHMSA Woods, The Butt Fusion Process in Natural, and How to Achieve Consistency in Practical Applications (Two Hours) Shannon Land & Scott Reader, McElroy Locating Technologies: EM, GPR and Acoustic Adam Zeciri, Sensit Technologies Joe Pirkl, Model 5 Transfer Proving (2 Hours) Paul
2:30 3:30 Seize the Day! Boost your energy and renew your health focus by fueling for success! Kim Edens, Nice Ride MN Excavation Damage Artie Buff, PHMSA Don t Get Covered Up When You Are Getting Down Tom Ray, Woods, The Butt Fusion Process in Natural, and How to Achieve Consistency in Practical Applications (Two Hours) Shannon Land & Scott Reader, McElroy Conducting Leak Investigations Without a Leak Field Jay Lippert & Scott Kranstuber, SENSIT Technologies Joe Pirkl, Model 5 Transfer Proving (2 Hours) Paul 3:30-4:15 4:15 5:15 5:15 6:30 Break - Exhibit Hall Entitled, Lazy, Self-Centered Narcissists (And Other Fallacies): How Will Millennials Impact Your Business? Angela Baylis, Southern Cross Corp. Jen Holmstadt, WSB Associates Reception & Exhibits Street Smarts Stefan V. Salmonson Woods, Odorization Pickling Wesley Lucas, Midland Resource Recovery Entitled, Lazy, Self- Centered Narcissists (And Other Fallacies): How Will Millennials Impact Your Business? Angela Baylis, Southern Cross Corp. Jen Holmstadt, WSB Associates Joe Pirkl, Commercial Regulator Design and Troubleshooting Paul Anderson, Emerson Process Management Regulator Technologies, Inc
Thursday, August 10, 2017 7:00-8:00 am Registration, Breakfast, and Exhibit Visits Leadership & Workforce Develoent Room 110/113 Regulatory Compliance Room 104 Safety & Training Room 111 Training I 107 Training II Room 109 Technology I Room 105 Technology II Room 106 Measurement & Control Room 102 8:00 9:00 am Conflict Risk Management Uprating Pipelines Electric Safety for Employees MCS PE Tapping/ (2 Hours) GTI Update Basic NFPA 54 Benefits Beyond Meter Reading Phil Barnes, WSB & Associates, Inc. Artie Buff, PHMSA Jeff Lott, Ameren Dennis Jarnecke, GTI Michael Gorham, Northwest Joe Pirkl, Robb Emehiser, Itron 9:00-10:00 am Managing Union Employees The Impact of Documentation on Natural Related Incidents Monthly Safety Message: Line of Fire MCS PE Tapping/ (2 Hours) RFID Enabled Asset Marketing System Identifying Pipeline Component Material Properties Post Installation Rotary Meter Fundamentals & Tear Down Bruce T Jones, Southern Company Tony Tetto, AEGIS Tony Engberg, Xcel Lee Nelson, Berntsen Lloyd Pirtle, TD Williamson, Inc. Joe Pirkl,
Thursday, August 10, 2017 (continued) 10:00-11:00 am How to Clean Up an Environmental Site Jen Holmstadt, WSB & Associates, Inc. Kleiss Multi- Dimensional Stopper New Technology Wade Farr, Mainline Control Systems Resiliency: Building Your Reserves Laura Peterson, Mayo Odorizer Maintenance Brad Sewich, Nelson Technologies Best Practices for the Installation of Tracer Wire John Williams, Copperhead Industries LLC Joe Pirkl, Regulator Set Design Overpressure Control Options Dennis Landrum, Emerson 11:00 a 12:00 p 12:00-1:00 1:00 2:00 Lunch Tips on Becoming a Frontline Supervisor Roundtable Session Topic Starters: Dean Headlee, John Webster Cultural Change in the Traditional Industry: What Role Does Diversity and Inclusion Play? Randy Cobb, Southern Company Pipeline Safety Management System & API 1173 JP Greenwell, Vectren Cross Bores - Project Operations & GIS Data Integration Mark Bruce, Safety Bore Association Wrap It Up: Asbestos Pipe Wrap Jeff Lott, Ameren Illinois Hire and Retain the Right People David Wheeler, RCTC Cathodic Protection Jeff Veteto, City Utilities of Advanced Cathodic Protection Jeff Veteto, Robotic Crawler ILI of Unpiggable 10 Natural Pipeline Jonathan Minder, Diakont Joe Pirkl, Joe Pirkl, Fundamentals of Electronic Correctors Paul Fundamentals of Sonic Nozzle Proving Greg Germ,